New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-05
srew.y CONSTRUCTION TO BE PUs he'd.

r,,r MAYOR NOT WELL ENOUGH TO MAKE THE
MEETING not.
III. .a..oy of The Board OF Electrical Control yes
,e,sav wa onist one. The Mayor had NOT entirely
xered from his recent ilness and contented nim-
ALT IN the main with voting against the measures
that he disapproved.
street Cleaning Comnissioner Coleman recon-
euded nv letter that fne United States Illuminating
Company Do allowed to extend its plant 20 that tno
dumping places Of his department. migns Do hen.co
with electric light Tue Mayor spoke favorsoiy d inc
application. but said it should specify she eAac' OK
tepsions wanted by the company.
Toe Western Union Telegraph Company gave Inc
number of poles I'm various thoroughfares and those
removed. There have been Ito poles taken aown IN
Third.ave., seventy-hve in Ninta-ave. and osners
else where. wres have been removed In First ana
Eleventh aves All the poles on Third-aNe Will DO 70
moved as as the cables are hnished 10 % sus'
pended under the ated railroad.
The Gslnewel Fire Alarm Telegraph Company 90.
tain ed permission 10 sing two wires from ih oDce III
Fourteenth-st 10 Forty secondst, In order 70 oon-
+nne it's experiments with the police patrol system
Lee Phillips. secretary Of the Mun'cea, Ova scr
vice and Examining Board. informed the board that
II, employees had been classified according to the
Municipal Civil SERVICE system. and that his ooara
,sas ready TO examine all applicants fsr pisees. %l.
ibbens moved that the cOmmunicat on be referred 10
the General for his opinion whether the EN-
poyes of the board subject to the on
the Municipal Civil Service BoArd. All tho memoct
voted in of this except the Mayor, who declined
tc vote - o.
The. Mayor requested that the application OF y.
Henry Green for appointment as e'eetri'ai ens'"'''
he placed on file. This was done.
ON motion Of Mr.. Gibbons the electrical companies
were directed to use the conduits, where PROVIDED
within sty dave. -,
Mayor Hewitt said that he would be away for two
weeks. He asked that, il appointments we're oonten-
plated he receive notice in time 20 atteDd tho meet
inc. lie WAS assured that NO attempt woald he made
20 make appointments during his absenre.
Engineer Kearney submitted maps giving tne pro
posed continuation Of the conduits In broadway rom
Fourteenth 10 rhrty-third ST.
Mayor Hewitt am reluctant to vote against any
thing that will help to earry this work forward. BUS
under legal advice must deene to vote Tor ssy reso-
inton to extend the subways until ssn.e compre
hsnsive plan IL adopted. an advised BY the Cor
poration Counsel that the proposed action clearly
Illegal ! will vote against giving any permit unui
general comprehensive plan for tocai distribution "
adopted. AN advised that no saeh comprehensive
plau "a the act creating the commission prescrbes naa
been adopted. ~ A.
Corums sioners except the Mayor voting sye BY the
Same vote germission was granted the ConsIueuol
Company TO extead the subway down Park Row AND
BROAD way TO cgnneot with the various Ex changes and
various side streets Altogether iou or five m,lcs Are
to be constructed. and Il Is intended to open thS
streets in halt q dozen places.